πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 4 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2The back of a moving truck is 5 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 4 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3Maya's toy chest is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A sandbox is 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Sam packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 5 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
8A sandbox is 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A sandbox is 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A fish tank is 6 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12The back of a moving truck is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 3 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 36 cubic inches
- 2. 60 cubic meters
- 3. 96 cubic inches
- 4. 108 cubic feet
- 5. 48 cubic centimeters
- 6. 30 cubic feet
- 7. 75 cubes
- 8. 36 cubic feet
- 9. 24 cubic feet
- 10. 72 cubic inches
- 11. 144 cubic feet
- 12. 24 cubic meters
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